Boo

Happy Halloween Y'all,

It's after midnight, so spooky spooky!

I went to the VA today and saw the shrink. He was late seeing me. The phone was ringing the whole time I was in with him and he kinda rushed me in and rushed me out. I guess it was a busy Friday.

I came home and stopped in and seen the wife for a minute and then went to the grocery store to get cat food. By the time I made it back it was about dark.

C has been sick today. She woke up with not a lot of voice and the glands around her throat swollen. She could feel the sickness in her chest. She laid back down after I left and rested all day. It paid off because she is feeling a lot better tonight. Her voice sounds a lot better but is deep and scratchy. We'll see how she is doing in the morning.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Thursday at the swamp

Hey Y'all,

We were supposed to show the house today. The people who was supposed to look at it called and canceled at the last minute. We have been working on our house to get it nice and show worthy. We still have a lot more to do. It's getting there. Our house is clean, but we live in it too. The realtor was on the way here anyway when the lady called, so she came on out and took some more pictures. She said the place is really looking nice.

We had friends over this evening for supper. It was a nice time visiting with them. We had a good time. We went out to the auction but didn't stay long. It's got to where there is not a lot there we want to bid on and the things that we do want to bid on seems to get bidded up to a price that is unaffordable and not worth what they are selling. This auction down here sucks anymore. It's changed. The one that we go to in north Ga is so much better. I miss it. It's a lot more fun and the prices are reasonable. We get to sit down at the one up north too, and it has some climate control.

Well, Take it easy!
Cornbread

Broke busted and disgusted

Hey Y'all,

Things are tight right now. Really tight. I am scratching my head and scratching my ass wondering how I am going to pay everything and keep my head afloat. I am working with a lawyer for my disability and with the VA for the disability I get with them. It's hell not being able to work. I have worked all my life and now I can't. It's frustrating. I have been thru hard times before in my younger years. I wish I wasn't going thru them again. C hasn't been able to find a job and she's been trying believe me. I am so ready to move away from here, I can't stand it.

Somehow I still have faith that God will bring me thru these times. It still doesn't make it any easier thou.

Well Take care,
Cornbread

Lazy day at the swamp

Hey Y'all,

We didn't do much today. B called us because her van died. We went to where she was. He mom and her husband came out. They got it worked out to get her van worked on. We were leaving and I pulled in a driveway and backed up across the street and my rear end went off in the ditch. We called triple AAA. They sent a wrecker out and he pulled us out.

We went on into town and paid our electric bill and headed to a store here in town. C bought a three bag clothes hamper with wheels. We need it to keep the house neat and keep dirty clothes off the floor. After that we went to the grocery store and picked up a few things. We have been hanging out at the house bored tonight. The auction we are fond of was going on up in NE Ga. and we wished we could be there. We talked to one of our best friends up there and it just made us more homesick for the northern part of the state. One day God willing we will be living up there.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Little sleep at the swamp.

Hey Y'all,

We barely made it up this morning with little to no sleep. We went to a run for a children's home that goes on every year. Normally we bring the kids candy, people bring their kids with them and the bikers give the kids rides on the bikes. We were informed when we got there that nobody under the age of 18 could attend and the kids from the home would not be allowed to ride the bikes. I have been going to this run since 05 and it was going on long before I showed up. Needless to say there were a lot of unhappy people when they found out they couldn't ride the kids. A lot of them left the meeting place which was the Harley shop and didn't go to the home. They couldn't stand to see the disappointment in the kids face when they were told they couldn't ride no more.

The chapter of my club donated all our bags of candy and left. We weren't sticking around if it was going to be that way. We learned thru the grapevine that the kids got to sit on the motorcycles and have their picture took by the home. They got the bags of candy too that we all put in to.

I got to see my brother and sister in law at the Harley shop before the run. We have been gone so much lately, it had been awhile since we saw them. It was nice to see them. They are avid bikers that get out every chance they can for runs and things going on.We came home and friends dropped by before supper. We had picked them up some cartons of cigarettes when we went to South Carolina after the run. We gave them the ones we picked up for them. They stayed awhile and visited. It was nice. It had been awhile since we have had them out to the house.

K made it home from Atlanta. When she got back she put in her two weeks notice at McDonald's. She is going to talk to them about transferring her to a store up near Atlanta where she will be living. She already has a place to stay with a friend of hers. Within the next few weeks she should be moving up there.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Relaxing day at the swamp

Hey Y'all,

We didn't do much of nothing today. Took it easy. I ran to the grocery store here in town and picked up fried chicken for supper and later on I went out to Sam's club this evening. C stayed home. The only thing she did was put some stew beef in the crock pot for beef barley soup tomorrow. We have purposely been bums today. The house is clean and we were/are tired.

So that's it, we are enjoying the weekend and for the most part staying in. We will get out tomorrow to do some things with the motorcycle club. Otherwise we ain't doin' squat.

The auction is going on up there in North Ga. Wish we were up there and could be a part of it. Missing our friends up there too. Hunting season has opened up last weekend. I'm hoping my friends Ch and A up there in north Ga can bag them a deer early on in the season. That way they will have meat to last them thru the winter. I wish C ate deer meat. If she did I would do a little hunting and have meat in the freezer for us. She doesn't like it thou. I prefer it over beef for cube steak, sausage, and ground meat in spaghetti and stuff like that.

K is up in Atlanta and having a blast. She is talking about moving up there. C and I think it would be a good idea and that she would be happier up there. We do have some reserves and concerns, but where she is talking about moving to will be a good environment for her. There is so much more to do up there and she has friends there from previously living there before C and her moved here. She'll be closer to a college she was thinking of going to. There are more opportunities for a better line of work later on than McDonald's, where she works now. I think getting out of the house and getting started towards moving out on her own is a good idea too at her age. She is 18 and needs to start experiencing the world. Even thou we love her it's time to cut the apron strings. I'm not sure how much her mom agrees but that's how I see it. But that's a mom's job, to worry. We are her parents and will always be here, it's just time for her to start moving on. That's dads job, to keep things moving for the best.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Sleepy and sleepless in the swamp

Hey Y'all,

We spent the day cleaning house with little sleep. The realtor came out around 4:30 this afternoon and looked at our place and took pictures. We signed the paper work for her to sell the house. She stayed awhile and talked with us. It was after 6 when she left. She is a good realtor. She is the same one who is selling my dads house. I have 6.04 acres of land and a 16x 78 mobile home. I am asking $63.900 for it. It has a garage and a deep well. It's a great place. Our first home together.

We want to move up to North Ga. Closer to the soon to be born grand baby, C's parents and our friends up there. We like the terrain and the weather up there too. Lot's for us to do there.

K made it safely to Atlanta this afternoon. She is staying with her old running partner M. I hope she has a great time as she catches up on things.

C had me worried a little while ago. Her blood sugar dropped and even thou it was within parameters, she was shaking, weak, dizzy, pale and sweating. Her body couldn't handle the sudden drop in blood glucose level. I got some sweet foods in her and she is feeling better. She is in there sleeping now.

Well, Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Cleaning house

Hey Y'all,

We have been cleaning house today. We have more to do tomorrow. The realtor is coming tomorrow to look at our place to see about putting it up for sale. We are hoping to get a good price out of it. We'll see how it goes tomorrow afternoon (Friday).

K is going up to Atlanta in the morning to visit friends and family up there. She'll be gone for the weekend.

We got some more bills in today that we found out we didn't pay last month because of our coming and going, they got forgoten. That means this month we pay double. That sucks believe me. Especially this month while things are tight. Somehow we will make it thru. Not sure how, but we will. Mabe I'll hit the lottery LOL. Which reminds me, I have to get my ticket tomorrow. If you don't play, you can't win. We only play 5 bucks and sometimes buy some scratch offs. We have to go back to the grocery store soon. The last time we went we had won enough on scratch offs to buy us some groceries. It was nice.

I know it sounds bad, but we are doing OK right now. We all eat everyday and have what we need to get by. We can't go out and do like we use to and we're spending a lot of time at home. But it's OK. I'm praying, so I know things will look up. They always do for the most part. Tough times are everywhere.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Pleasant day

Hey Y'all,

Today was Ks birthday. We celebrated this morning by having the septic tank pumped. It was a foot from the top with solid Shit. No seriously. We did have the tank pumped but not in celebration of her birthday. We splurged today and went out for lunch at the local restaurant and then this evening went to olive garden. She originally wanted to do chuck e cheese. She changed her mind this afternoon. C and I did soup and salad, while K and B ordered off the menue. It was good and we all walked away full. We used a rebate card we got from our phones to pay for supper so everyone was happy.

Took a trip by wal mart and picked up drink mixes. Me and the kids are all set for drinks for awhile.

We are home now and I have just turned on the heat. The temp is dropping in the house along with the outside temps.I got a much needed nap this afternoon and was woke up by a phone call from a old friend from Florida. He is one of my old party buddies down there, that like me has sobered up. Life is treating him well. I was glad to hear it.

Well, Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Hey Y'all!

K turns 18 today. We gave her, her gift at midnight. I am still unsure if she liked it or not. LOL. Tonight ( or tomorrow how ever you want to look at it) K has requested we go to chucke cheese for her birthday. We are going to go there tomorrow evening.

It's cold again tonight. right now it's 45 degrees at 0300. I like this weather. It's so nice. We had to run the A/C for awhile today cause it got a little hot in the trailer. We stayed in again today and ate leftovers. I don't mind. It's been kind of nice staying around the house here lately.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Cool weather in south Ga.

Hey Y'all,

We stayed in again today. I was outside today walking thru the yard and my septic tank is bubbling up. We called the septic tank guy and he is coming tomorrow afternoon. We got our cell phone bill in and it's over 300 bucks this month. C got on the phone with them but it didn't help out. It seems like when it rains it pours. Or bubbles out of the ground LOL.

Things are tight right now for us and I am not quite sure how we are going to make it thru. We are getting geared up to start selling stuff on EBay. We got to get some money coming in somehow. Hopefully something will work out. I guess we all go thru tough times at some point.

It's 42 and dropping at the time of this post at 0230. I like the cool weather. It reminds me of North Ga. I hope it works out for us to move up there. There is so much more for us to do up there and there is more opportunity for ways for us to make money there. J's due date is getting closer too. I know we won't make it up there by then. But hopefully withing the next 6 to 8 months we can.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Do Nothing Sunday

Hey Y'all,

We pretty much took it easy today. C and I didn't get to sleep till like 7 am. It was just beginning to get light outside. Last night was cold as is tonight. It's 44 out there as of the time of this posting.

We got a call that C's niece had her baby at about 5 this morning. We were glad we were up for that. We went to sleep and I didn't get up till about 1 pm. I was up for a little while. C put a roast in the crock pot. I took out the trash and after that I sat down in my lazy boy and drifted off to sleep. I didn't wake up till 7 pm this evening. We ate around 9 pm. Now we are relaxing some more.

Well that has been my day. Hope yours was just as good!

Cornbread

Nice cool weather

Hey Y'all,
I didn't wake up till 1:00 or so this afternoon. We ended up going to Sam's club and spent way too much. It's so easy to do that in there.

We came home and I went to the local grocery store. C made chilli tonight. It was damn good and it is the perfect weather for it and staying in. It was drizzling earlier tonight and right now it's 45 degrees. I ate two big bowlfuls. I shouldn't have ate that second bowlful because now I am miserable. It was just so good I couldn't help myself.

C and I were watching TV for a little while and now I am out here to relax and hopefully get sleepy soon. It hasn't been happening till the wee hours of the morning for me and C. We have our days and nights mixed up.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

My punkin' turns 18 on Wednesday

Hey Y'all,
That's right K turns the big one-eight on Wednesday. She is excited as ever. She can hardly wait to waltz into the convience store and buy lottery tickets and cigarettes. The bars down here in certain places lets 18 year olds come in with a special arm band or stamp that lets them in, but they can't drink. She already has plans. She knows better than to drink because when she gets home, daddy will kick her ass if she does. And I stay up late. I was already living on my own when I turned 18. K lives with us and we like it that way. I think she does too.

We had club church tonite. C made her famous chicken and dumplin soup. It's kind of like southern chicken and dumplins with a northern flare. All I know is my tounge tried to slap my brains out when I put it in my mouth. We had biscuits and one of the brothers had jellies and butters that come from the mountains of North Carolina. He also had some spicy ginger ale that comes from South Carolina. I was in food heavan.

K was home when we got back. It was nice and we got to sit around and chat as a family. We don't get to do that often enough. I really enjoyed it.

Well Y'all take it easy!!
Cornbread

Back in the swamp

Hey Y'all,

Just got in from the auction a little while ago here at home. I don't like this one here after being at the one in north Ga. This one here sucks! I can't wait to move up there and start going to the auction in north Ga on a regular basis. It was hot tonight in the auction house here. I miss the weather up in north Ga.

I am tired and my back hurts from walking around. At the auction in north Ga, everybody sits down and they put the items up for bid on the block. The one here is bigger and it's on rows of tables and the auctioneer goes from table to table in a big warehouse. The people here run the bids up high so a lot of the good stuff is unaffordable. Plus they charge a buyers premium. It's not as fun as the one up north cause it's not as personal. The helpers up there joke and kid around with the crowd. It makes for good entertainment.

Well, Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Busy day today

Hey Y'all,

I left the house about 12:30 this afternoon and made it home about 8. I have been running around getting things done. I was so tired I fell asleep in my truck once today. I have more to do tomorrow that I didn't get done today.

I brought home arby's for supper.I went by my friends shop and signed the papers to sell my bike on cosignment. Hopefully it will sell soon. Money is tight right now and we will need it when we sell the house. I had a good time talking to my friends there at the shop.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Back home

Hey Y'all,

We made it back to south Ga this afternoon late. It wasn't a bad trip back. C got a little sleepy while she was driving. I was following behind her and would call her on the phone if she got to swerving. We hit the Atlanta traffic at the right time and it wasn't too bad.

On the way here I had to stop in another town. I picked up some KFC and headed home. We had chicken and slaw and mashed taters and gravy. There were some biscuits somewhere, but we didn't eat them.

K and B went to the fair and had a good time. They just got home.

I got my shower early and now I am relaxing. Overall it's been a good day.

Well I am going to make this a short one.

Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

2nd post today

Hey Y'all,

C and I have decided we want to move up here to north Ga. I am not sure if we can pull it off or not. I already have my bike up for sale. I have been on the phone with a Realtor. There are some hurdles to jump.

First I need to sell my bike. Someone wanting to buy my trailer can't get a FHA loan on it because we bought it from a repo lot and not new. If it had been bought new and moved on my property it wouldn't be a problem. Since it has been repossessed and moved FHA will not approve a loan. There are several options we have. We just need to get the Realtor out to the house to look at it and sit down and talk with her and decide what is best.

I have found I am so much happier up here. I enjoy the people. I laugh more than I ever have down where I live. I have a lot more peace of mind. I like the weather and it's not flat. It's the foothills and mountains. J our oldest daughter will be having the Grand baby in November. She lives up here. C's parents are up here. I don't know if living close to her parents is a good or bad thing, but they are getting on up there in age. Our best friends Ch and A are up here in the foothills. I only have one brother living near where I live now. My dad and mom are gone. I feel like it is time to turn over another page in C and my life. I go thru a change every few years. I have never settled in one place over 5 to 8 years. I have been living in south Ga this time for 9 years now.

I am excited at the prospect of coming up here. I am happier here and where I live now is only 5 hours away. I can still make the trip down to see my friends. There is so much to do up here that I like to do and C too. We have made a lot of friends up here. We miss them very much when we are home.

Well that's kind of what's going on right now. I know it will take a while to get it together to move up here. There are a lot of things that will have to happen. I am hoping that by late winter early spring it can come together. February- March - April time frame.

Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

Still in the mountains

Hey Y'all,

We are still up here in the foothills. C run off in the ditch the other day and the transmission has been leaking on her car. We got the car to the mechanic today. The trans pan was all bent up, but it didn't have a hole in it. The mechanic was able to beat it back in to shape and stop it from leaking.

We decided to spend the night in a motel up here and go home in the morning. The weather is bad and it was getting it too late to make it home before dark. We are both tired. We want to get back home. We have a lot to take care of down there.

Well Y'all take care!
Cornbread

Hello

Hey Y'all,

Went to the auction and had a good time. One of C's ex boyfriends she calls psycho man showed up and was selling at the auction. It really creeped her out. I felt uncomfortable. This guy according to C really treated her like shit. K can't stand him either.

I like it up here in the foothills and mountains. I want to move up here. Maybe one day it will happen. It would be nice to be close to the grand baby when he is born. I have a good time up here too. The weather is a lot nicer here than it is in south Ga. We have made a lot of friends up here and I like the people. C's parents are not in the best of health. I don't know if living up here near them would be a good or bad thing. You'd have to know them to understand what I mean. Our close friends Ch and A are up here and we would like to spend more time with them thruout the year than we have. It has been a great time seeing them over this past month plus while we have been coming and going. I don't have a good hang out with buddy down there where I live.

Well Y'all it's late and I need to get to bed.

Take it easy!
Cornbread

Staying up here a few more days

Hey Y'all,

I'm staying up here in north Ga for a few more days. I got things worked out at home that I could do that.

My friend Ch and I went out shopping for A's birthday present from C and I. I could not have done it with out my friend Ch's help. He knew just what she would like. Together I think we did good. We spent the afternoon and had fun.

C went to her doctors appointment today. She got her booby put in the vise. Her mammogram came out good and she doesn't have to have another one done till April. This afternoon she went out with J and got things together for the baby shower on Saturday. They are still gone and A is still at work. A was supposed to get off work at 5:30. It's 8:30 now. C and J are where she works. They will talk to her for a little bit and then C will come home.

Well Y'all take it easy!
Cornbread

insomnia in the mountains

Hey Y'all,

Didn't do much yesterday. Went to the auction what is last night now. I have been up all night and couldn't sleep. I had a big nap yesterday and I drank a bunch of diet mountain dew last night. Blew sleeping right out of the water.

We had a good time at the auction. The weather is nice and cool up here in north Georgia. We had a good time laughing and cutting up with our friends at the auction. The auction itself is always fun too. I must say I am addicted. The majority of people that come to the auction are good ol' down to earth country folks. There are people who live in the nudist colony up here. One gay couple. A wide variety to folks. There are deals galore. I saw a working microwave oven go for seven bucks tonite and a lot of other deals. The other night someone won 500 bucks in the jackpot.

Well take it easy!
Cornbread

1 year and counting

Hey Y'all,

Today is C and I first year wedding anniversary. We are away from home not by choice. I had business with the motorcycle club. We spent last night in a hotel room. We left this morning and came back to our friends C and A's. Tonight we all went out to a Japanese steak house and had a blast.

I gave C a white gold diamond tennis braclet the other day. I gave her a white gold topaz and diamond ring on Saturday. And last night at midnight I got down on my knee and gave her diamond earrings and a card and asked her if she would spend another year with me, because the last year has been wonderful. She said she would love to.

The last year together with C has been wonderful. We have our share of challenges as parents and partners. We go together like P-nut butter and jelly. I don't know what I would do without her at this point. She helps me keep my sanity in this crazy world we live in. I love her with all my heart. Knowing all that I know about her, good and bad, I would marry her all over again. I have found a precious jewel of a girl. She's special. I believe God has put us together. She's not perfect by any means and neither am I. She's perfect for me, and I for her. She's my best friend. I have no fear of trusting her. She takes good care of me and I take care of her. She's my missing rib and we are joined at the hip. LOL

Well Y'all take care!
Cornbread